Author: Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

Nicholas is the (4th) Managing Director of Fears Watches, his family’s watch company he resurrected in 2016. He is a born and bred Londoner, having grown up in West London, he now lives and works in the Docklands. During the week Nicholas enjoys the diverse culture London has to offer as well as satisfying his love of style with the menswear stores of St. James’s. At the weekend he enjoys nothing more than popping to his local on the Thames for a pint or exploring the hidden parts of the city on foot. www.fearswatches.com

If you ask most Londoners, even those rare fellows who were actually born in our great capital, they’re unlikely to have heard of Rotherhithe. Having lived in this river-fronted peninsula for a decade now I can attest to the blank stares received when you say where you live. Despite being across the river from Canary…

This could be a dangerous question for a watchmaker to ask. My industry colleagues might start sharpening their swords, but I think it’s important to face this question head-on. When someone considers what kind of watch to wear or which brand to invest in, it’s vital to consider why a man should wear a watch…